A random sampling of events, happenings, nightlife, culture, and socializing.
posted Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Canadian Music Week is once again underway, with a huge line up of big name acts, and emerging artists who might just be the next big thing. It all kicked off Monday night at the Phoenix Concert Theatre with a performance by NYC post-punk legends, Television, who have been entertaining audiences with their ignatic frontman, […]
posted Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Just take a look at the cast in this film, and you cannot possibly read it without a smirk coming to your face recalling one of these outrageous ladies in previous movies, prime-time sitcoms, or late night television skits. Now, they are altogether, one screen, one movie, one barrel full of laughs. In honour of […]
posted Saturday, May 4, 2019
Two cops, three crooks, eight doors, no waiting…. Unnecessary Farce is an award-winning stage comedy that combines all the elements of classic farce with a contemporary plot. In an economy motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant. In the room next door, two undercover cops are supposed to catch the meeting […]
posted Saturday, May 4, 2019
JT LeRoy is based on Savannah Knoop’s memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy, this captivating true story goes beyond the headlines to tell the story of the most compelling literary scandal of our generation. Laura Albert (Laura Dern) writes as her “avatar,” a disenfranchised young queer man named Jeremiah “Terminator”(JT) LeRoy. When her debut […]
posted Friday, May 3, 2019
2019 Gala and Special Presentation highlights include festival opener ROCKETMAN, Dexter Fletcher’s hotly anticipated Elton John biopic that screens before it opens in wide release May 31). Also expecting some hype is festival closer LATE NIGHT, from Nisha Ganatra and starring Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson, as well as the Centerpiece Gala of “Armistead Maupin’s Tales […]
posted Thursday, May 2, 2019
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre has announced the line-up for Queer Pride 2019 – a festival of queer theatre, comedy, cabaret, art, music, and parties that showcases the community’s unstoppable spirit. For three weeks, Buddies hosts a stellar line-up of Toronto’s most exciting queer entertainers. Marking the end of Buddies’ 40th anniversary season, this year’s Pride Festival includes […]
posted Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Ten National Film Board of Canada (NFB) premieres, including five new feature-length documentaries, are part of a landmark year for the NFB and its co-producers at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, April 25 to May 5, 2019. This stellar lineup showcases the NFB’s contributions to Canadian documentary past and present, with new NFB works joining […]
posted Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, offers an outstanding selection of over 200 films from Canada and around the world, so navigating through this awesome collection can sometimes be overwhelming. So theBUZZ has compiled a list of LGBT-themed films that will be of interest to our readers, as well as a selection of music-themed documentaries […]
posted Monday, April 22, 2019
Bursting with the colorful street style and music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes homosexuality. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives” – but they yearn for something more. Despite the political […]
posted Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Daddy Issues, made its Canadian premiere at last year’s Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. Now it’s getting a theatrical and VOD release. Maya (Madison Lawlor) spends her days escaping into her drawings and social media, where she cyberstalks the enigmatic Jasmine (Montana Manning), an aspiring sexually-fluid designer in an emotionally charged, co-dependent relationship with […]
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